I don't think OTA is going to overtake cable or satellite services any time soon for a few reasons. First, DTV is not available to everyone. There are hundreds of thousands of people in every local TV market that can't get a usable signal. Second, many people who currently subscribe to pay TV are not going to spend money to install and maintain an antenna system. They're not going to want to go back to having a ten foot poll with a big hunk of aluminum on top of it strapped to the roof of their house. Just having someone install the antenna could pay for several years of basic cable. Third, pay TV is constantly evolving and will always offer something not available OTA.
I know a lot of people who pay to watch TV. A lot of them complain but they all give me blank stares when I start to talk about OTA. Then they ask about ESPN or NFL Game Day and the conversation is over.
Last edited by crabby_bob; 07-04-2009 at 07:35 AM.
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